Tag: MPP
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Ontario Wants To Intro Financial Accountability Officer
The Ontario government will introduce legislation to establish a Financial Accountability Officer, an independent officer of the Legislative Assembly. Ontario is the first province in Canada to introduce this oversight measure. If the legislation is passed, the Financial Accountability Officer would provide independent analysis to all MPPs about the state of the province’s finances, including…
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13% Of All Working Ontarians Are Public Sector Employees
Let’s find alternatives to layoffs and program cuts. On May 16th, I introduced my Private Members Bill titled: An Act to address Ontario’s debt through alternatives to public sector layoffs and government program cuts while reducing the fiscal pressure on the people of Ontario who are having trouble paying their bills. This legislation offers options…
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Things You Find Out After An Election
Two weeks after the last ballot was cast in the election, we in Ontario learned of approvals for more electricity increases. The same day we also heard we may soon be paying the highest price for electricity in the developed world. According to energy analyst Parker Gallant, and University of Guelph’s Glenn Fox, the McGuinty…
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Ont. Green Party Offers Top 10 List – It’s Easy Being Green
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREEN PARTY HITS BACK WITH “IT’S EASY BEING GREEN” CAMPAIGN Toronto, ON – Today, the Green Party of Ontario launched a campaign to dispel the myth started by Kermit the Frog, that it’s not easy being Green. “We wanted to take this opportunity to let folks in Ontario know that it actually…
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Ontario Liberals: Too Many Architects Mopping Floors, Driving Taxis
TORONTO – The Ontario Liberal Plan will help highly educated new Canadian citizens get on-the-job training needed to be certified in their chosen profession, Linda Jeffrey, Minister of Natural Resources in the Ontario Liberal government said today. “We have too many engineers and architects driving taxis and mopping floors,” Jeffrey said. “We need everyone at…
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Discussing The Inclusion Of The Green Party of Ontario In Ontario Leader’s Debate
Green Party of Ontario (GPO) Leader Mike Schreiner will be joined by Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May to discuss the inclusion of the Green Party of Ontario in the upcoming Leaders’ Debate and the difference one Green MPP can make at Queen’s Park. Both Green Leaders will be available for comment. WHO: Mike…
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Ontario’s Hunting, Fishing and Outdoors Heritage
Toby Barrett, MPP Column Available Ahead of Print Publication Support our hunting, fishing, outdoors heritage Gun owners and those concerned with the waste of money should be glad to see the end of the long gun registry – an issue that has long frustrated farmers, hunters and recreational shooters. Ending the registry was part of…